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‘Smart operator’: how BT’s first female CEO helped turn company around
The firm’s share price has risen 80% under Allison Kirkby’s leadership – but pressure remains for her to deliver further growth
If timing is everything, then Allison Kirkby may have judged it perfectly.
Since becoming BT’s first female chief executive more than two years ago the company’s share price has climbed 80%, an investor-pleasing turnaround that has seen Kirkby well-rewarded with a pay and bonus package of £5.6m last year, the largest for a boss of the telecoms company in well over a decade. However, there are questions over how much credit Kirkby can take for the apparent revival of the business.
Continue reading...Turkey intensifies crackdown on public life in run-up to Nato summit in Ankara
More than 200 arrested in raids, comedian and journalists jailed, gay-friendly cruise turned away and protests banned
Authorities in Turkey have widened a crackdown on public life, arresting more than 200 people during raids across Ankara last month, jailing a comedian and blocking a cruise ship carrying LGBTQ+ passengers from docking in the run-up to the Nato summit in the capital.
The arrests followed a ban on demonstrations in Ankara that was put in place until 10 July. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said this was evidence of Turkey’s “ruthless intolerance of freedom of speech and assembly”. The watchdog group said the Nato summit, which starts on Tuesday, was taking place in the context of intensifying violations of basic rights, “including far-reaching restrictions on the main political opposition party, the media, and freedom of expression in general”.
Continue reading...Supreme Court ruling may wipe out Democrats’ cash advantage in Senate battlegrounds – Reuters
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Ukraine Remade Air Defense, but Russia Has Changed Its Attacks – The New York Times
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- Mission to Moscow for the elite unit bringing war to Putin’s door The Times
- Ukrainian drones struck 32 Russian air defense systems in June Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
China Sentences Official to Death Over $325 Million in Bribes – Bloomberg.com
- China Sentences Official to Death Over $325 Million in Bribes Bloomberg.com
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- Former Chinese official sentenced to death in US$323 million bribery case South China Morning Post
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- China sentences former official to death in $325 million bribery case The Times of India
Supreme Court ruling may wipe out Democrats’ cash advantage in Senate battlegrounds – Yahoo
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Charlotte-area Catholic church among targets of Vatican’s excommunication – Charlotte Observer
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- Rebel Catholics Defy Vatican’s Calls to Return to Mainstream Church The New York Times
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China dam collapses, cross-border railway halted as Typhoon Maysak slams Guangxi – South China Morning Post
- China dam collapses, cross-border railway halted as Typhoon Maysak slams Guangxi South China Morning Post
- Flooding kills two in China's Nanning as east braces for super typhoon Reuters
- Typhoon Maysak kills two and forces thousands to evacuate in China The Guardian
- Heavy rains leave 5 dead in China's north while Tropical Storm Maysak hits the south and Vietnam ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Three reservoirs at risk, evacuations underway in Nanning, Guangxi China Daily
Mexican fans proud despite World Cup exit
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Iran Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession – The New York Times
- Iran Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession The New York Times
- Iranian mourners call for vengeance on Trump during Khamenei funeral procession Reuters
- Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding AP News
- World in Brief: Iranians begin funeral procession for Khamenei; Russia attacks Kyiv ahead of NATO summit The Economist
- Exhausted by Iran War, Tehran Transforms for Khamenei’s Funeral The New York Times
Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 11 – AP News
- Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 11 AP News
- Deadly Russian strikes hammer Kyiv on eve of Trump trip to critical NATO summit CNN
- Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s capital ahead of key NATO meeting The Washington Post
- Russia-Ukraine war: At least 11 killed in second Russian strikes on Kyiv in a week BBC
- Deadly Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv on Eve of NATO Summit The New York Times
Why an anti-sacrilege law in India’s Punjab has sparked controversy
The dispute has revived one of Punjab's most sensitive political and religious issues ahead of state elections next year.
At least 20 people killed in Sri Lanka prison clashes
More than 100 people wounded after violence broke out at a prison in Negombo on Sunday and continued on Monday.